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lyndon johnson would have supported that. in some ways, programs of the reagan administration, a sense of self responsibility, and lyndon johnson would have support that. he was not for giving away money without any kind of responsibility being exerted by those who received it. i think that is an important ask but i want to bring about. host: this is from one of my viewers, -- one of our viewers, wow, 25% in poverty when johnson took office and that was rogue poverty. -- that was real poverty. no safety net. programscial security were very modest, nose for retired persons who had paid into social security, but for example, medicare was part of the war on poverty, and medicaid, if you were an older person and you had medical problems, there was really no safety net for you at that time. that is why medicare came into effect. there really was very little social safety net in the 1960's until the war on poverty program started being passed. host: when they ring the bell on wall street and make record highs, from whom are they ma
lyndon johnson would have supported that. in some ways, programs of the reagan administration, a sense of self responsibility, and lyndon johnson would have support that. he was not for giving away money without any kind of responsibility being exerted by those who received it. i think that is an important ask but i want to bring about. host: this is from one of my viewers, -- one of our viewers, wow, 25% in poverty when johnson took office and that was rogue poverty. -- that was real poverty....
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lyndon johnson gave mrs. johnson a camera for her wedding gift. she became quite the photo journalist. she had an eight millimeter camera to capture home movies. we have hours and hours, as well as the recorder where mrs. johnson every night at the white house would record her daily observations. this became the basis for the book "the white house diary" a very insightful chronicling of those tumultuous years of the 1960's. in her later years, she kept up with her correspondence here at this desk. we also have mrs. johnson's closet with all of her lothing. her formal wear a. with the the ranch clothing, boots, hats, her colorful outfits. one of my favorites, her straw hat with the bluebonnets ainted on top. and then her private bathroom which is very reflective of family with all a of the photographs of those who mattered so much to her. and to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was known as mimi, a very, very special person in their lives. lady bird johnson had a great sense of history. and during her years in washington, she would oft
lyndon johnson gave mrs. johnson a camera for her wedding gift. she became quite the photo journalist. she had an eight millimeter camera to capture home movies. we have hours and hours, as well as the recorder where mrs. johnson every night at the white house would record her daily observations. this became the basis for the book "the white house diary" a very insightful chronicling of those tumultuous years of the 1960's. in her later years, she kept up with her correspondence here...
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lyndon johnson would have supported that. in some ways, programs of the reagan administration, a sense of self responsibility, and lyndon johnson would have support that. he was not for giving away money without any kind of responsibility being exerted by those who received it. i think that is an important ask but i want to bring about. host: this is from one of my viewers, -- one of our viewers, wow, 25% in poverty when johnson took office and that was rogue poverty. -- that was real poverty. no safety net. programscial security were very modest, nose for retired persons who had paid into social security, but for example, medicare was part of the war on poverty, and medicaid, if you were an older person and you had medical problems, there was really no safety net for you at that time. that is why medicare came into effect. there really was very little social safety net in the 1960's until the war on poverty program started being passed. host: when they ring the bell on wall street and make record highs, from whom are they ma
lyndon johnson would have supported that. in some ways, programs of the reagan administration, a sense of self responsibility, and lyndon johnson would have support that. he was not for giving away money without any kind of responsibility being exerted by those who received it. i think that is an important ask but i want to bring about. host: this is from one of my viewers, -- one of our viewers, wow, 25% in poverty when johnson took office and that was rogue poverty. -- that was real poverty....
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the war on poverty with the former oklahoma representative who is a member of the lyndon baines johnson foundation board of directors. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. later, more on the republican they on "newsmakers" with ceo of the advocacy organization linked to the heritage foundation. here is a preview. >> we need to modernize our immigration system. we need to have a system that says we welcome people from around the world to come to this country and contribute and have jobs. unfortunately, you only get one chance every 20 years to do bold immigration reform. >> what about the ones here? >> there are all sorts of problems that need to be looked at. you do not do something as big as immigration reform. president who has illustrated how he wants to use it for political means and not the policy. many people can agree we need to increase the number of h1b visas. that should be something we can agree on. i support a guest worker program. we should have a program where people can work for a limited time and they go home, which is what many people want to do. when you
the war on poverty with the former oklahoma representative who is a member of the lyndon baines johnson foundation board of directors. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. later, more on the republican they on "newsmakers" with ceo of the advocacy organization linked to the heritage foundation. here is a preview. >> we need to modernize our immigration system. we need to have a system that says we welcome people from around the world to come to this...
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obtains johnson foundation and member of the white house will talk about the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. that conversation starts at 9:15, program starts tomorrow at 7:00 a.m., we'll see you then. into [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> today, the university of --on state of the party parties conference. then, the history and future of the tea party and its impact on the republican party. later, the future of television news with the president of abc news. >> the deadline is approaching for the studentcam video competition. what is the most important issue congress should address this year? create a documentary with c-span programming. there is $100,000 in total prize money. the entries are due by january 20.
obtains johnson foundation and member of the white house will talk about the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. that conversation starts at 9:15, program starts tomorrow at 7:00 a.m., we'll see you then. into [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> today, the university of --on state of the party parties conference. then, the history and future of the tea party and its impact on the republican party. later,...